Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "You shoot at game with an arrow or something similar, but it (the game) disappears (from sight) and you find it after three days, and your arrow is still in it. As long as it has not become foul-smelling (and putrid), you may use it for eating."